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Before hitting the big time with futuristic epic Tau Ceti, Pete Cooke produced adventures for persistently mediocre software house, Richard Shepherd Software. This was his second effort, following Invincible Island, and it is a whimsical take on the despondency of life in a British town of the early 80s. As you trawl through the litter-strewn streets, searching for a way out, you'll find appalling examples of urban decay: marauding football hooligans, knife-wielding muggers, fascist coppers and run-down hospitals. There are graphics at every location and the game is inventive enough, even if it lacks a little sophistication. One of the adventuring mainstays of the time though.

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RICHARD SHEPHERD SOFTWARE / £6.50
A truly graphic adventure, with a picture for each location you wish to visit. You are wandering around Scarborough and, like everyone else, our main aim in life is to escape!
Corrie The graphics are quite exceptional in this program, and there's no fuzziness where the colours meet. Definitely a good adventure, and one that I highly recommend.
Stewart Graphic representation of each location can be found in this program, and these vary from simple line drawings to some quite detailed scenes. Generally I prefer to see adventures use up memory for ideas rather than pictures, but at least the program does it competently.
Peter The response time is not as fast as it could be, but the use of colour and graphics are very good. An extremely entertaining game.